Bailey, a cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter 13,” returns to the big stage after an unsuccessful stint in the UFC. While he successfully graduated from the show with a win over Ryan McGillivray at its live finale, back-to-back losses against Evan Dunham and Danny Castillo forced his exit from the octagon. He subsequently rebounded with a submission victory this past month in regional competition.

Bellator vet Shockley made a successful return to the promotion during season five by submitting Eric Moon with a guillotine choke in 35 seconds. That undoubtedly erased a bad taste left from his previous appearance, which ended in disappointment when Toby Imada submitted him in 79 seconds in the opening round of Bellator’s season-four lightweight tournament.

Corey, meanwhile, looks to get on the winning track after his Bellator debut ended inconclusively. He met Chris Horodecki at Bellator 57 and fought three rounds before judges ruled the bout a draw. That snapped a five-fight win streak for the featherweight, who has fallen short just twice in his professional career.

His opponent, Reardanz, submitted his previous two opponents in the first round ahead of his Bellator debut. But there’s a lot of red ink on his resume, and the featherweight could use a boost with a win over Corey.

Welterweight Surna went 6-3 as an amateur before turning pro this past October. Oria, meanwhile, is 2-0 as an amateur and makes his professional debut at Bellator 60.

Galloway brings an undefeated record into the Bellator cage. A veteran of the Midwest XFO organization, he has finished two of his opponents by submission. Nauracy, meanwhile, has twice as many fights as Galloway and has finished all but one of his eight bouts by way of submission. All of his victories have come within the first round.

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